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Sep 6, 2008 · The Congo Crisis (1960-1965) was a period of turmoil in the First Republic of the Congo that began with national independence from Belgium and ended with the seizing of power by Joseph Mobutu. At various points it had the characteristics of anti-colonial struggle, a secessionist war with the province of Katanga, a United Nations peacekeeping operation, and a Cold War proxy battle between the ...
Jan 18, 2009 · Congo mining theatre had close ties to the government in Kinshasa, as well as to luminaries of the Democratic Party in the United States. The so-called renegade armies operating in the region fund themselves by acting as gatekeepers for illegal resource extraction, while the Congolese national treasury crumbles and, with it, social spending.
Aug 22, 2008 · After successfully taking control of the Congo in mid-1997 Kabila demanded his Rwandese allies leave the country. This prompted a full-scale invasion by Rwanda, which unleashed an eight-nation war. To this day, Canada provides assistance and diplomatic support to the RPF despite the millions killed in the Congo and a terrible domestic human ...
Mar 10, 2010 · By Peter LeeAn agreement between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and China in 2008 to swap 10 million tonnes of copper ore for US$9 billion worth of mine and civic infrastructure looked like a genuine win-win.
482. Railroads in the Congo Free State. 483. ville, 75 miles; the navigable stretch of the Lualaba from Ponthier- ville to Kindu, I95 miles, on which steamers are now plying; the rail- road now building from Kindu to Kongola, 276 miles; and the river from Kongola to the head of navigation on the Lualaba, in southern Katanga, about 300 miles.
Jul 12, 2013 · officers who were worrying about their future. In the Congo, very little money depends on your ranks––a Lieutenant-General earns a monthly salary of around $130, just about $60 more than the rank-and-file soldier. The money comes with the position, which bring with it official supplements (prime de
Dec 15, 2008 · United Kingdom, 15 December 2008 (The Independent)—If Kagame doesn't rein in Nkunda, we should tell him we won't fund him. When United Nations experts revealed in a recent report the links between the Rwandan government and the forces of Laurent Nkunda, the Tutsi warlord of Eastern Congo, the Dutch government cut its direct budget support for Rwanda in protest. Should Britain do the same?
May 5, 2008 · DR Congo, including renegade troops loyal to cashiered general Laurent Nkunda who have refused to join DR Congo’s national army. Recent clashes in Lubero territory forced several thousand people to flee their homes, while the situation of both displaced people and returnees in the Masisi and Rutshuru territories
Feb 11, 2009 · remain in [DR] Congo. I don’t know where he went but he remained somewhere with a few soldiers. "Our group was led by Dominic Ongwen [Kony’s deputy]. We were 30 and were attacked several times by UPDF [Ugandan People’s Defence Forces] soldiers. On 22 January in the afternoon, our group was attacked by
Congo is important to the world market because it contains roughly a third of the world's cassiterite ore reserves and produces about 4% of the world's tin supply. Cassiterite was first discovered in the Kivus back in 1910, and by the 1940s, Congo was the world's 2 nd largest producer. However, infrastructure, including the state-owned
